Eight laptops taken in rash of car burglaries in South Paterson

PATERSON — Someone broke into 12 parked vehicles on several neighboring streets in South Paterson overnight, smashing side windows and taking thousands of dollars’ worth of goods, including laptop computers, police said.

The break-ins took place on several different blocks — including Pacific and Parks streets along with Dundee and Newark avenues — sometime after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, said Det. Sgt. Dean Barone. In some instances, more than one vehicle was burglarized on the same block, he said.

The thefts were discovered by the vehicles’ owners when they headed out to work on Thursday morning, the detective said.

“With a cluster like this on the same night, it looks like the same person or group of persons did this,” said Barone.

In eight instances, laptops were stolen, while purses were taken from two other vehicles, Barone said.

The break-ins all involved the smashing of the vehicles’ side windows nearest the curb, he said.

Barone said anyone with information on the case should contact him at 973-321-1120.